Transfer window closed and Barca did not get DepAss??




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IKON360:

As dominating as that Barca was, they didn't win UCL back to back, Madrid has. With a team of serious physicality... So I don't know how you want to push this agenda. And it's not like that 2011 Barca was that weak, Xavi covered so much ground per game that's peak of physical fitness, Dani Alves ran like a high octane engine. Puyol was extremely physical and strong. Messi was damn strong too. No matter how much you tried, you couldn't push him off the ball unless he was fouled. Eto was strong and fast. Eto was very physical sef. Busquets was very intelligent but was also physical. He was strong in the air and could win tackles while screening the defence.

I was also wondering if it was only our opponents that were deemed physical. They are stating it like we had 0 physicality. The only player that I knew that wasn't that "physical' was Busquets but he would most of the time win a foul if he goes down. That year, 50/50 duels we dey rugged am, we would follow the opponent and drag and mostly come out on top.

joviegghead:
Didier Deschamps (France national team manager): "Antoine told [Koeman] that he did not understand why he did not play in a central position." [via bein]

After Koeman made mouth

Remind me again..

Did he not play through the middle the first 2 games or something?

Moura7:


Asin eh......I don't know what Pep did to that team, I swear. [b]I see people talking about Inter and Atletico. it wasn't any physicality that helped them, they were just tactically obedient in their defense. [/b]Every resilient in standing thier ground in defence, that was how they defeated us. Esp that Lucio and Maicon combo, try and score na

Thank you very much for this.

Some people now mistake an ultra defensive gameplan for a highly physical one.

Perhaps, a level of physicality is needed to achieve a defensive gameplan, but to say that teams are now shifting towards athleticism and physicality! Teams have always been like that.

When Barcelona bossed teams for a considerable period of time, did some people not bring up the foolish excuse that Stoke City would beat us?

IKON360:

As dominating as that Barca was, they didn't win UCL back to back, Madrid has. With a team of serious physicality... So I don't know how you want to push this agenda. And it's not like that 2011 Barca was that weak, Xavi covered so much ground per game that's peak of physical fitness, Dani Alves ran like a high octane engine. Puyol was extremely physical and strong. Messi was damn strong too. No matter how much you tried, you couldn't push him off the ball unless he was fouled. Eto was strong and fast. Eto was very physical sef. Busquets was very intelligent but was also physical. He was strong in the air and could win tackles while screening the defence.

Yet, Real Madrid were too poor in the league.

Also, in that decade Barcelona won more trophies than Real Madrid did.

GrammarNazi1:

Thank you very much for this.

Some people now mistake an ultra defensive gameplan for a highly physical one.

Perhaps, a level of physicality is needed to achieve a defensive gameplan, but to say that teams are now shifting towards athleticism and physicality! Teams have always been like that.

When Barcelona bossed teams for a considerable period of time, did some people not bring up the foolish excuse that Stoke City would beat us?

The bolded is what was said.

And you have said it aptly.

A level of physicality is required.

GrammarNazi1:

Yet, Real Madrid were too poor in the league.

Also, in that decade Barcelona won more trophies than Real Madrid did.

Eto, Mascherano, Yaya Tuore, Abidal, Dani Alvez, Seydou Keita, Messi and Puyol

are some of the players in that era that had that bit of physicality and athleticism to go with their technique.

But today I see almost nobody, maybe Lenglet.

Mehn how they gon' ignorre Puyol and Dani in this list?

tesppidd:
Eto, , Yaya Tuore, Abidal, Dani Alvez, Seydou Keita, Messi and Puyol

are some of the players in that era that had that bit of physicality and athleticism to go with their technique.

But today I see almost nobody, maybe Lenglet.

So, do we have any hope now?

GrammarNazi1:

So, do we have any hope now?

lol

Of course we do.

Like I said before "having that bit of athleticism gives you a much better chance in today's game"

Doesn't mean that there couldn't be an exception.

Even with this squad which I regard as lacking much physicality it's possible to win the treble.

Nothing is absolute in life; so this team could win things and excel.

tesppidd:
lol

Of course we do.

Like I said before "having that bit of athleticism gives you a much better chance in today's game"

Doesn't mean that there couldn't be an exception.

Even with this squad which I regard as lacking much physicality it's possible to win the treble.

Nothing is absolute in life; so this team could win things and excel.

I don hear.

tesppidd:
Mehn how they gon' ignorre Puyol and Dani in this list?

We bin argue this thing got group yesterday.

I mean, Marcelo is there but Dani isn't? WTF?

Peak Piqué and Puyol forced Ramos to play RB. Neither of them made the list....


Jokers

GrammarNazi1:



I don hear.

Naso

barackodam:



We bin argue this thing got group yesterday.

I mean, Marcelo is there but Dani isn't? WTF?

Peak Piqué and Puyol forced Ramos to play RB. Neither of them made the list....


Jokers

I can even understand Pique's absence.
But Puyol and Dani suppose dey na.

GrammarNazi1:

Yet, Real Madrid were too poor in the league.

Also, in that decade Barcelona won more trophies than Real Madrid did.

Because we were a mixture of physicality and technical abilities

GrammarNazi1:

Thank you very much for this.

Some people now mistake an ultra defensive gameplan for a highly physical one.

Perhaps, a level of physicality is needed to achieve a defensive gameplan, but to say that teams are now shifting towards athleticism and physicality! Teams have always been like that.

When Barcelona bossed teams for a considerable period of time, did some people not bring up the foolish excuse that Stoke City would beat us?

Barca were physical too. Very physical but that wasn't the attribute the team relied on. Oya in your life as a Barca fan, Messi that season was their anyone who could push him off the ball? Messi o. Let's not talk of Puyol, or Dani Alves that came later and others?

IKON360:

Because we were a mixture of physicality and technical abilities

And did Real Madrid not have that mixture, too?

GrammarNazi1:

And did Real Madrid not have that mixture, too?

Who could you compare to Xavi in that team? Xavi convers so much ground and is an exquisite passer. The team had no response to Xavis hardwork, pressing and passing.

Y’all crying over physicality and athleticism should this


https://twitter.com/sirriqui/status/1313125282065321984?s=21

Our squad is set. All first team numbers taken. Braithwaite is no. 9

Waoooh!

tesppidd:
I can even understand Pique's absence.
But Puyol and Dani suppose dey na.

I excused Piqué too, but he made me realise. It's their career they looked at, and fact remains, peak Piqué outbossed Ramos.

joviegghead:
Didier Deschamps (France national team manager): "Antoine told [Koeman] that he did not understand why he did not play in a central position." [via bein]

After Koeman made mouth

Same griezman has played his natural role several times and what did he do ?

jpmoriarti:
Our squad is set. All first team numbers taken. Braithwaite is no. 9

Waoooh!

I am glad for Puig, Aleña, and Araujo.

But braithwaite getting the iconic no. 9 shirt? Really? Anyway, na Barça. Such things don't matter.


Matheus given the no 19. shirt. As a DM, the no looks 'odd'. Why not fati? anyways, doesn't matter.

andrewbaba44:


Same griezman has played his natural role several times and what did he do ?

That's why I said earlier that he's running out of excuses. The reason Koeman is playing him on the right was because he saw Deschamps play him in that same position for France. koeman thinks he played well, not just for offensive player but also for defensive play.

it's still early days though

Modric: " I like that Messi stayed. That's good for La liga. At Real Madrid we didn't talk about it but I'm happy he stayed because I always look forward to play against The best"

CR7 will be like : "traitor"

joviegghead:

I am glad for Puig, Aleña, and Araujo.

But braithwaite getting the iconic no. 9 shirt? Really? Anyway, na Barça. Such things don't matter.


Matheus given the no 19. shirt. As a DM, the no looks 'odd'. Why not fati? anyways, doesn't matter.

Because he already took up 22?

barackodam:



I excused Piqué too, but he made me realise. It's their career they looked at, and fact remains, peak Piqué outbossed Ramos.

Says Mr oluwole odam Barack from ikotun

Ofcourse ofcourse

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pu7pl3:


Says Mr oluwole odam Barack from ikotun

Ofcourse ofcourse

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pu7pl3:


Says Mr oluwole odam Barack from ikotun

Ofcourse ofcourse

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Hahaha

Nairaland is sprinkled just with mad people

haymekus:
Y’all crying over physicality and athleticism should this


https://twitter.com/sirriqui/status/1313125282065321984?s=21

After Puig dribbled Partey, the commentator said, "Look at the change of feet, the change of balance."

We are wasting a HUGE talent.

haymekus:
Y’all crying over physicality and athleticism should this


https://twitter.com/sirriqui/status/1313125282065321984?s=21

This is of Messi tackling and being physical, winning the ball and pressing. You can't say physicality has no place in football. Prime Barca under Pep were physical when they needed to be. But they relied on their superior techniques to win

https://twitter.com/CrewsMat19/status/1313536895826169856?s=19

GrammarNazi1:

After Puig dribbled Partey, the commentator said, "Look at the change of feet, the change of balance."

We are wasting a HUGE talent.

And Puig is a baller. No one gave me joy to watch after the restart like Puig